Quote: Inner and Outer Resources
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Michael Neill’s tip of the day today is called ‘Inner and Outer Resources.’ He brilliantly talks about how many people rely on external resources, looking outside themselves for money, love, respect, etc., when we’ll do better to look inside ourselves ‘to create what we want in our lives.’
He tells the old Sufi story of Mullah Nasruddin, which made me laugh and feel uncomfortable because I’ve seen Nasruddin out on the streets so often.
‘There is an old Sufi story about Mullah Nasruddin, who came home late one night only to discover he had lost a precious diamond. He was looking for it in the street outside his home, pacing back and forth under the bright lights of the street lamps.
Because he was well-liked, his neighbors came out to help him. Finally, after almost an hour, someone asked him where he last saw the diamond.
“Oh,” Nasruddin replied. “It’s in the basement.”
His friends looked at him in disbelief.
“Then why are you looking for it out here?”
“It’s very dark in my basement,” replied Nasruddin.’
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